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W. L. STOVALL.

GATE LATCH. No. 277,807. Patented May 15,1888.

95/ IJ; w )@torney UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WASHINGTON L. STOVALL, OF VINONA, MISSISSIPPI.

GATE-LATCH.

l SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 277,807, dated May15, 1883.` .Application tiled January 24, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom t't may concern Beitknown thatLWAsHINGToNL.STOVALL, acitizen of the United States, residing at Winona, in the county ofMontgomery and State of' Mississippi, have invented a new and usefulGate-Latch, of' which the following is a specication, reference being'had to the aooompanying drawings.

This invention relates to gate-latches, andl has for its object toprovide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient latch that can be readilyapplied to the gate and conveniently operated.

ln the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view ot' a gate-latchembodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view ofthe same in position on the gate. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional viewof thelatch ou the line zz, Fig. 2. Fig. 4is a transverse sectional viewon the line y'y, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view ofthecatch.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a lcylindrical casing that isexteriorly screwthreaded at B, andis provided with a circumferentialflange, (l, at one end. This casing is provided with a longitudinalperforation or bore, I), that is enlarged at its ends, as at E. In thebore'D are formed recesses FF, one at each side, that form bearings forlateral pivotpins G G, that project from the latch-bar H, which worksinside the said bore. In its under side the latch-bar is provided with arecess, I, which accommodates one end ot' a coiled spring', J, the otherend of which is received into a corresponding recess, K, in the underside of the bore D. The latch-har is actuated by this spring, andcomprises an operatinghandle, L, and a hook-shaped engaging end, M, fromthe nose of which hook projects an extension, N, forming anoperatinghandle at that end of the latch-bar. The cylindrical casingconsists of two separable halt'porti'ons, O and I?, respectively, thatare clamped securely together and hold the latch-bar when the casing isscrewed into aninteriorly-scrcwthreaded perforation in the gate.

cation of the latch to the gate can be effected by means of an ordinarymonkey Wrench adapted to engage the iange C of the casin g.

Q is the catch, which is arranged to he se- This appli-v cured to thepost adjacent to the gate, and to be engaged by the hooked end of thelatchbar. This catch comprises a base-plate, R, having a screwthreadedshank, S, by which it is secured to the post, and provided with aprojecting pin or stud, T, that is engaged by the latch-bar. The plate Ris also provided with perforationsU, through which screws can be passedto hold the catch from lateral displacement. By means of these screws,as the catch will turn on its screw-threaded shank, this catch-plate canbe adjusted laterally to take up the sag of the gate.

The operation and advantages of my invention are obvious. It is simple,inexpensive, and efficient, and can be readily applied to or detachedfrom thegate.

l am aware that gate-latches comprising a spring-actuated latch-barfnlcrumed inside a cylindrical eXteriorly-screw-threaded chamber that isadapted to be secured through a perforation in the gate is old; and suchI do not claim, broadly, as ot' my invention, my claim being limited tomy own novel construction and arrangement of parts.

I claim as my invention- Asan improvement in gate-latches, theoomhination of the casing A, exteriorly screwthreaded, and having theperforation or bore I), enlarged or daring` at itsends, as shown at E,and provided with the interior recesses, FV F, at its sides, thelatch-bar H, having pins or gudgeons G G, that are received into thesaid recesses, and comprising the flat handle L and engaging end M N,formed with a flange, a, that comes against the edge ot' casing, areunder side of the bore, and the/coiled actuating-spring J, verticallydisposed, and having its ends received into the recesses I and K, as setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afxed mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

WASHINGTON L. STOVALL. W'itnesses':

U. W. GADDY,

J. C. SPIVEY.

cess, I, being formed in the under side of the latch-har, correspondingto a recess, K, in theI

